Binance Pegs Hot-Wallet Losses at $6.3 Billion, Vows to Cover Them as TRM Points to North Korea

Unchained30 October 2026, 09:45 UTCNorth Korea

The exchange says a compromised engineer's laptop may be to blame and expects withdrawals back within 48 hours; ZachXBT says the loot crossed paths with Bitget exploit funds at one address. The post Binance Pegs Hot-Wallet Losses at $6.3 Billion, Vows to Cover Them as TRM Points to North Korea appeared first on Unchained.

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